Yamato
History
5 units were laid down from 1937 onward. 2 ships were cancelled.
Ships in this class
| Ship | Kanji | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Yamato | ||
| Musashi | ||
| Shinano | Never completed as a battleship. |
Builds of this class
No build for this ship class yet.
Available kits
Note: this table was corrected from an earlier version - several item numbers were wrong or pointed to a completely different ship’s kit (Dragon 1020 is a destroyer, Hobby Boss 86501 is the USS Arizona, Trumpeter 05730 is the USS Franklin). Those rows were removed since no matching 1/700 kit from those makers could be found. Flyhawk only produces detail/photo-etch sets for the Tamiya kit, not a standalone hull kit - also removed. Hasegawa’s Yamato/Musashi kits are in 1/450 scale, not 1/700.
| Ship | Scale | Manufacturer | Item number | First release | Status | Configuration | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamato | 1/700 | Tamiya | 31113 | 1998 | available | 1945 (Ten-Go) | Waterline series. Reissued multiple times. |
| Yamato | 1/700 | Fujimi | 46000 | 2015 | available | 1945 | Fujimi NEXT series; several further editions available (incl. 46056, 46027, 46086). |
| Yamato | 1/700 | Aoshima | 05263 | 2017 | available | 1945 | Full-hull release; also several waterline and special editions. |
| Yamato | 1/450 | Hasegawa | 40151 | 2013 | available | 1945 | Larger specialty scale (1/450), not a 1/700 kit. |
| Yamato | 1/700 | Pit-Road | W200 | 2017 | available | 1945 | Skywave series; further releases available (WP01, W258, W275, W276). |
| Yamato | 1/350 | Tamiya | 78025 | 2011 | available | 1945 (Ten-Go) | New tooling. The reference kit at 1/350 scale. |
| Yamato | 1/350 | Tamiya | 78030 | 2013 | available | 1945 | Reissue of the new-tooling 78025. |
| Yamato | 1/350 | Tamiya | 78014 | 2005 | discontinued | 1945 | Release predating the 2011 new tooling. |
| Yamato | 1/350 | Border Model | BS-004 | 2024 | available | 1945 | Modern high-end kit. |
| Yamato | 1/350 | Very Fire | BELBV350902 | 2024 | available | 1945 | Premium kit; a deluxe variant is also available. |
| Musashi | 1/700 | Tamiya | 31114 | 1998 | available | 1944 (Leyte) | Waterline series. |
| Musashi | 1/700 | Fujimi | 46002 | 2015 | available | 1944 | Fujimi NEXT series. |
| Musashi | 1/700 | Aoshima | 052648 | 2017 | available | 1944 | Full-hull release. |
| Musashi | 1/450 | Hasegawa | 40012 | 1998 | available | 1944 | Larger specialty scale (1/450), not a 1/700 kit. |
| Musashi | 1/700 | Pit-Road | W201 | 2018 | available | 1944 | Skywave series; further release available (W226, 1942). |
| Musashi | 1/350 | Tamiya | 78031 | 2013 | available | 1944 (Leyte) | New tooling with detailed representation. |
| Musashi | 1/350 | Very Fire | BELBV350903 | 2024 | available | 1944 | Premium kit, counterpart to the Yamato kit BELBV350902; a deluxe variant is also available. |